Chapter 27 Review/Study Guide
The Renaissance Begins
Please answer the following using complete sentences unless otherwise instructed.
Section 27.1 “Introduction”
What is the French meaning of the word Renaissance? How do historians use the word?
What changes during the Late Middle Ages paved the way for the Renaissance?
Describe the beliefs of humanists.
Section 27.2 “What Was the Renaissance?”
What led to the rediscovery of Greek and Roman culture? Explain.
Identify the characteristics of classical art.
Identify the characteristics of medieval art.
Identify the characteristics of Renaissance art.
Section 27.3 “The Growth of Trade and Commerce”
What made it safer for traders to travel along the Silk Road?
As a result of increased trade with the East, what happened to the cities of Venice and Genoa? Explain.
Why did craftspeople, merchants, and bankers become more important in society?
As the wealth of merchants and bankers increased what did these individuals do with their abundance of
money?
Section 27.4 “The Influence of Italian City-States”
Why did the Renaissance begin in northern and central Italy? Explain.
Who held the most power in Italian-city states?
What made Italian city-states dazzlingly wealthy?
Explain how the wealth of the Italian city-states’ encouraged a boom in art and learning.
Section 27.5 “The Growth of Humanism”
What did humanism seek to balance?
Which subjects make up the humanities?
What did humanists believe that they should use their minds for?
Vocabulary: Define each of the following vocabulary terms.
Renaissance
Humanism
Classical Art
Humanities
City-state
Individualism
Republic
Study Guide Checklist
_____Reread Chapter 27
_____Reviewed Chapter 27 Vocabulary
_____Self-corrected Study Guide
_____Completed Chapter 27 Study Guide
_____Studied for 30 minutes without interruption
_____Reviewed Reading Notes
_____Review Geography Challenge
_____Had a parent/sibling/friend tutor quiz me using my notes and review sheets
Mapping
Locate and label the following on the map provided. (Can you complete this task without using your notes
and/or textbook?)
Danube River
Elbe River
London
Paris
Rhine River
England
France
Florence
Wittenberg
Madrid